sudo update-initramfs -a should update the initramfs, try it after you add the kernel module to the blacklist.
Daniel Hückmann - Sophsec Intrusion Labs - Silicon Forest (PDX) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.google.com/profiles/sanitybit http://twitter.com/sanitybit On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 5:36 PM, <nat...@nathanewilliams.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:20:21 -0700, Tim Wescott <t...@wescottdesign.com> > wrote: >> I'm still trying to decide if letting #1 son know of the existence of >> FreeGeek was a good idea. >> >> After running around swapping parts between his GeekBox and the family >> computer (AKA the Handy Pile of Parts) he's left me with a quirk in the >> family computer -- it used to have an Nvidia card in it, which he >> claimed. Ubuntu would boot, but bitched severely about the lack of the >> Nvidia card and wouldn't reconfigure itself as advertised. I tried >> uninstalling the Nvidia driver, hoping that would fix up the >> configuration files -- it doesn't; now Ubuntu bitches that it can't find > >> the driver. >> >> Argh. >> >> So, how do I tell Ubuntu Karmic that it isn't supposed to load the >> Nvidia kernel module any more? > > lsmod will list loaded kernel modules, if i remember right the nvidia > module is nv or nvidia. so adding those to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf > should blacklist the modules. > > > reconfiguring X should be pretty straightforward... if i remember right, > the newer versions of Ubuntu don't even use xorg.conf unless you want > manual control or have installed proprietary graphics drivers... so maybe > something like 'sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak', > followed by a reboot would let Ubuntu figure out the config automagically > at boot like it does on a fresh install. > > also, if i remember right, when X fails to load, one of the options > presented is to reconfigure X? that's always been enough to get me out of a > jam. > > good luck! > > -- nathan > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug